Whanganui UNESCO City of Design
It’s only small, but as a city Whanganui is rich in design. From the eccentric Durie Hill elevator and wooden colonial Opera House to its renown for glass and ceramic object making, the river city has both a diverse smorgasboard of historical buildings and a growing interest in contemporary urban ideas. This month the city was announced as New Zealand’s only UNESCO City of Design, one of 40 such cities worldwide.
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